Who Should Play the ‘Barefoot Bandit’ in a Movie?
July 22, 2010
Filed under Movies/TV
20th Century Fox has secured the rights for a film based on the escapades of the Barefoot Bandit, Colton Harris-Moore. Now that Colton has been captured, reporters can dig into his past and begin to psycho-analyze him in
exacting detail. The New York Times is running a piece today, written by William Yardley, that talks about his early days.
Colton was brought up poor and was often hungry. Apparently, his very first heists were stealing from a freezer of the Kostelyk family, who had property on the waterfront. His first purloined items were cookies or frozen pizza. And now there is much speculation about how he got the techno-savvy to teach himself to fly. He dropped out of school after ninth grade, but that doesn`t mean that he`s not smart.
There is speculation already about what young actor would be right to play Colton. CNN is running a story today that lists some actors who might be cast in the role of the Barefoot Bandit. A few of the potential actors slated for this important role are: Logan Lerman, Michael Cera, Zach Gilford, Anton Yelchin and Angus T. Jones. I must admit, I`ve never seen any of these guys films except Michael Cera. *(sources-CNN and New York Times)
It would be a misstep, however, if Michael Cera played Colton. He`s just too silly to be the clever BB! See, the myth is already building up. I believe that a documentary would be a much more effective way of telling the BB story. What do you think?
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Logan Lerman – has the acting range, can be edgy, funny, sarcastic and has done an action movie. the rest mentioned in the cnn article like Liam Hemsworth though taller are bland and romcom type guys. the physical appearance may not be the prime consideration when casting as Colton is known more for his story than how he looks